Our Winter/Spring painting contest for Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron is finished for the year. Thanks everyone who participated by entering minis or voting for people's choice winners. We had more than 300 entries this year including Commanders, Characters, Terrain, Oak & Iron Ships, Blood & Plunder Units and Ships and entire battle … Continue reading Final Update & Winners for the 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
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Winners for Ship and Force Categories – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
The people's choice results are in for the final two categories in the 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off! In this post we look at the top voted entries for Blood & Plunder Ships, and army forces, either force of 25+ Blood & Plunder models, or 5+ Oak & Iron ships. This post will be followed … Continue reading Winners for Ship and Force Categories – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
Forces and Ships People’s Choice Voting – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
[5-10 UPDATE: THE VOTING IS CLOSED FOR THESE CATEGORIES. CHECK MORE RECENT POSTS FOR RESULTS!] We've made it to the last round of people's choice voting for the 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off! Please cast your votes for your favorite Blood & Plunder Ship and your favorite Force (25+ B&P models or 5+ Oak & … Continue reading Forces and Ships People’s Choice Voting – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – April 18 Update
The 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off painting event for Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron is entering it's final few weeks! We've had a lot of great entries this year! Thank you all for participating. The final two big categories for the month of April are Blood & Plunder Ships and "Forces" (either a … Continue reading 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – April 18 Update
2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – April 7 Update
March has come to a close and the Great Pirate Paint Off contest has some prizes to hand out and some winners to announce. In this update we will announce the People's Choice Winner for the Blood & Plunder Unit category, draw a winner for another prize, and go over the categories for April, the … Continue reading 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – April 7 Update
Blood & Plunder Unit People’s Choice Voting – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
UPDATE 4/7/25 - VOTING HAS CLOSED FOR THIS CATEGORY AND YOU CAN SEE THE WINNERS HERE IN THIS POST. We're back from Adepticon and working to catch up! March is over so it's time to vote on the Blood & Plunder unit category in the Great Pirate Paint Off. We had 67 entries for units … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Unit People’s Choice Voting – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – March 17 Update
Another two weeks and another painting contest update! The 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off has been running for 77 days now and we've had 256 entries so far! We have wrapped up the Commanders, Characters, Oak & Iron Ships and Terrain categories and this month we are focusing on the meat and potatoes of the … Continue reading 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – March 17 Update
2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – March 10 Update
The 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off contest for Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron is half over! In this update we will look at the prizes and deadlines coming up in March, highlight some of the great entries from the past couple weeks, and then give away a couple prizes to entrants in the … Continue reading 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – March 10 Update
Terrain and Oak & Iron People’s Choice Winners – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
The people have voted and we have some winners to announce in the 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off for Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron! During the month of February we focused on Terrain pieces and Oak & Iron Ships. We had our panel of judges narrow the categories to the top 5 and … Continue reading Terrain and Oak & Iron People’s Choice Winners – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
Terrain & Oak & Iron People’s Choice Voting – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
UPDATE: VOTING IS OVER FOR THESE CATEGORIES FOR THE 2025 CONTEST. CHECK OUT THE WINNERS HERE. The second month of the 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off has concluded and we have to more categories wrapping up and ready for your votes. Our judges have helped us narrow to the top 5 entries in both the … Continue reading Terrain & Oak & Iron People’s Choice Voting – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
Sponsors & Prizes – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
The Great Pirate Paint Off is an extended painting contest focusing on the pirate games Blood & Plunder and Oak & Iron (and soon Port Royal). The painting contest is back for its third year and has a great lineup of generous contest sponsors and a huge pile of prizes to give out. Let's check … Continue reading Sponsors & Prizes – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – February 16 Update
It's mid February and time for a Blood & Plunder painting contest update! First we'll give away a couple prizes, then highlight some entries from the last two weeks, quickly check in on the Plunder Den Terrain Flash Challenge, and finally check out the prizes for the end of the month. We have two mid-month … Continue reading 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off – February 16 Update
2025 Great Pirate Paint Off Contest – February 2nd Update
The first portion of the contest is wrapped up and public voting is now live for the Commander and the Character categories. If you haven't already, go over and vote for your favorite paint jobs! In this update we'll touch on how the cuts were made for the finalists, highlight some of the great entries … Continue reading 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off Contest – February 2nd Update
Commander & Character People’s Choice Voting – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
2/5/25 UPDATE: The People's Choice voting for the Commanders and Characters categories ended on February 4th, 2025. Check here for the winning results! The voting portion of this page has been removed. Our panel of judges has helped narrow the field to 5 entries for each category. Now its it's up to YOU to vote … Continue reading Commander & Character People’s Choice Voting – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
Commander & Character Galleries – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off
January has come to a close and the first two categories are wrapping up in our annual Great Pirate Paint Off Contest. We have had record participation so far this year with 169 entries within the first 31 days of the event! This is a bit of a "sprawling contest" with categories being judged and … Continue reading Commander & Character Galleries – 2025 Great Pirate Paint Off